Kragthorpe: NBA playoff experience should spur Jazz’s growth

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Kragthorpe: For Jazz, it looks like playoffs have no payoff "No. 1, I've always said the Jazz were one of the most talented teams in the league. ‘I know I can be better than what I’ve been,’ the Jazz center says. "He’s got a lot of experience and we reall… (more)y feel that he can help us." San Antonio Spurs' Kawhi Leonard drives to the basket as Utah Jazz's Josh Howard and Al Jefferson defend during the first quarter of Game 2 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in San Antonio. San Antonio • Dead on arrival. But after spending 66 games during a lockout-shortened campaign discovering its identity, Utah immediately trashed its best assets and embraced its worst traits during Games 1 and 2 against San Antonio, falling by a combined 46 points and leading only for 3 minutes and 49 seconds during 96 minutes of action. Jefferson’s been a no-show. Devin Harris has been worse.

Shaken Jazz center Al Jefferson again playing biggest game of career

Shaken Jazz center Al Jefferson again playing biggest game of career By Brian T. Smith The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 5, 2012 11:15PM MDT Hours after the Jazz held off Phoenix on April 24 to clinch a Western Conference playoff spot, Utah center Al …

Monson: Five things the Jazz must do to stay alive

Monson: Five things the Jazz must do to stay alive By Gordon Monson Tribune Columnist Published May 5, 2012 05:20PM MDT Five things the Jazz can do to find a few rays of light in the vast darkness of their first-round playoff series against the Spurs: 1…

Kurt Kragthorpe: Pain caused by Spurs may do Jazz some good

Kurt Kragthorpe: Pain caused by Spurs may do Jazz some good By Kurt Kragthorpe Tribune columnist Published May 4, 2012 12:54PM MDT This sorry state of the Jazz, as their series with San Antonio resumes Saturday, is the very reason that participating in …

Monson: Jazz are chickening out against the Spurs

Monson: Jazz are chickening out against the Spurs By Gordon Monson Tribune Columnist Published May 3, 2012 10:43PM MDT After bumping and skidding their way through what Al Jefferson properly described in the postgame as an “embarrassment,” the Jazz fl

Spurs expect Jazz to play much better at home in Game 3

Spurs expect Jazz to play much better at home in Game 3 By Brian T. Smith The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 4, 2012 11:06AM MDT San Antonio • A packed, raucous EnergySolutions Arena doesn’t compare to battery- and rock-throwing European basketball c

Utah Jazz embarrassed by Spurs in Game 2 blowout

Utah Jazz embarrassed by Spurs in Game 2 blowout By Brian T. smith The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 3, 2012 09:01AM MDT San Antonio • Dead on arrival. Two games away from extinction. Beaten down, humiliated and embarrassed. That’s the eighth-seeded

Jazz’s Harris M.I.A. after two playoff games against Spurs

Jazz’s Harris M.I.A. after two playoff games against Spurs By Brian T. Smith The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 2, 2012 11:08PM MDT San Antonio • Tony Parker no longer owns center stage as the Jazz’s primary concern. Devin Harris has given him comp

Kragthorpe: Jazz not justifying their effort to make playoffs

Kragthorpe: Jazz not justifying their effort to make playoffs By Kurt kragthorpe Tribune Columnist Published May 2, 2012 09:19PM MDT San Antonio Any chance the Jazz could replay April, lose a few more games and miss the playoffs? That way, everybody wou…

Spurs hammer Jazz to take 2-0 series lead

Live Analysis: Spurs 28, Jazz 17 at end of 1st quarter

Live Analysis: Spurs 28, Jazz 17 at end of 1st quarter By Brian T. Smith The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 2, 2012 04:44PM MDT San Antonio • The Jazz missed their first seven shots. They needed 4:33 to score their first basket. Still, it was only 10-4

Jazz at practice, May 1, 2012

Jazz at practice, May 1, 2012 The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 1, 2012 11:32AM MDT Photos from the Utah Jazz Practice during the NBA playoffs. May 1, 2012 Copyright 2012 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, …

Playoff strategy keeps Jazz on move

Playoff strategy keeps Jazz on move By Steve Luhm The Salt Lake Tribune Published Apr 30, 2012 10:07PM MDT When the NBA released the schedule for Utah’s first-round playoff series against the Spurs, coach Tyrone Corbin made an unusual decision. Instead

Parker, No. 1 Spurs down Jazz in easy Game 1

Kragthorpe: Jazz must make changes to compete with Spurs

Kragthorpe: Jazz must make changes to compete with Spurs By Kurt Kragthorpe The Salt Lake Tribune Published Apr 29, 2012 05:19PM MDT San Antonio After all of the disjointed play that everybody witnessed Sunday afternoon from the Jazz in their playoff op…

Scott D. Pierce: ESPN gives the Jazz a nice little pat on head

Scott D. Pierce: ESPN gives the Jazz a nice little pat on head Published Apr 29, 2012 11:36PM MDT It almost felt like ESPN’s experts and analysts felt sorry for the Utah Jazz on Sunday. And at least a bit condescending toward them. The coverage of Game

Jazz v Spurs: Game 1 Video Preview

2011-2012 Utah Jazz Medley from shandon's fan on Vimeo. All you need to get ready for Game 1 is this spectacular video by @shandonfan. If you want more, here’s a great look at the 1994 Jazz/Spurs series by @jjsportsbeat. If you’d like statistical brea

Monson: Jazz have mastered the art of being good

Monson: Jazz have mastered the art of being good By Gordon Monson The Salt Lake Tribune Published Apr 28, 2012 11:30PM MDT If there’s anything the Utah Jazz have mastered through the seasons, it is this: They are good at being good. They are not so good

LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson would like to forget about the last time he shared the football field with Alabama safety Mark Barron. The Crimson Tide held Jefferson's offense to just 92 yards in a 21-0 win over the Tigers in the national champi

Utah Jazz’s first half was mostly empty

Utah Jazz’s first half was mostly empty By Kurt Kragthorpe The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 2, 2012 11:08PM MDT San Antonio • Paul Millsap ruined everything. Just when the Jazz were about to produce a seven-minute scoreless stretch to conclude Wedn